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Kikiphiasmom    44

Kikiphiasmom
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Hello all !! Let me just start by saying thank god for this site. I am new to all of this, so please bear with me. I have been reading up on all of this lap band ... (stuff) an am very interested in doing it. I have been thinking about it for about 1 year now. The problem is that I have Kaiser Insurace, and don't really know if it covers it. I am 5'3" and 270lbs, so I think I would be a shoe in for this procedure. I have been over weight most of my life, but never this big. I have tried Phen-Phen (when i was 15 yrs old) and EVERY diet imaginable. I lose weight, but it always comes back double. I have been having lots of aches and pains now, and I am assuming its because of my weight.

Does anyone here know what I have to do to get this procedure. I dont want the gastric bypass as i feel its too invasive and i feel I might just need a little extra help ( like with the lap band). I am tired pf taking all of the diet pill, that I know are harming my body. I am desperate to find a tool to help me with my battle. I have 2 beautiful little girls who I want to see grow up to be beautifull women someday. Please help !!

Thank you so much for your help ...

MP

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kristenmh    68

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hi there and welcome!

you're first step should be signing up for a free seminar. you mention you are in LA -- Cedars Sinai has a great program. You can call them and set up an appointment or sign up for one of their educational seminars at Cedars-Sinai Center for Weight Loss.

Once you go to a seminar, you'll need to start the process by (usually) going for a physical with your GP, obtaining a nutritional consultation with your surgeons office and a psychiatric evaluation (with the psychiatrist associated with your surgical practice).

I know there are more than a few folks on this board who have been banded @ Cedars -- they can definitely provide you with more detailed information.

Good luck and congratulations!

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Kikiphiasmom    44

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Thank you so much for your welcome and the info. :thumbup:Unfortunatly, I have Kaiser Insurance, so going to Cedars is not in my options. :w00t:

Do you know anything about Kaiser Insurance and the lap band? Does any one ?:cool2:

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RestlessMonkey    7

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I'm tricare standard. May I suggest calling Kaiser and finding out from them what they need from you at your height/weight/age etc? You could enter "kaiser" in the search bar too. Calling them is probably a great place to start!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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